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may generally be accomplished, by giving the warm 

 laxative, directed for the foregoing complaint, and re- 

 peating it after an interval of five or six days, giving, 

 in the intermediate time, the following drink, every 

 morning and evening. 



Castile soap, J ounce ; 



Venice turpentine, J ounce; 



Ginger, 3 drams; 



Powdered gentian root, 1 ounce. 



Rub the soap and turpentine together, in a mortar, until they 

 are incorporated ; then add, gradually, a pint of water, and 

 afterward the ginger and gentian. 



Jn the more advanced stage of this disorder, the liver 

 is generally so injured as to render a cure impossible. 

 — Whitens Treatise. 



Mr. Lawrence observes that " this disease in cattle 

 originates in hepatic, or liver obstruction from cold ; 

 however, always from obstruction, which is most ef- 

 fectually opened by mild mercurial purges, notwith- 

 standing the beast may appear weak and hide bound. 

 The yellow tinge in the eyes and mouth, and upon the 

 urine, sufficiently indicate the disease. Take the pa- 

 tient to the house, the earlier the better, and if he re- 

 main weak after two or three days, give steel beer, 

 milk warm, a pint twice a day for a week, and good 

 keep. One gallon good beer, three or four ounces iron 

 filings, infuse in a stone bottle corked up three or four 

 days ; shake daily. Hard labour during great heats 

 was said by the old writers to produce the Gall or 

 Overflow of the Gall, which often terminates in the 

 yellows," 



